Top 10 Web Design Trend Predictions for 2017

The innovation of information technology continuously pushing forward changes in web design. From the beginning of the 1990s, web design has undergone many changes, from the original text page to the current popular responsive web.

Under the rapid development of the design wave, the web designers are increasingly concerned about the development of the design trend. The annual web design trends forecast almost become a must-read subject for most of the web designers. Here are 10 web design trend predictions for your reference.

1. Bold Typography

More and more companies are turning to large, bold typography to anchor their home page. This style is best suited for simple page layouts, such as the following Big Youth from France.

2. Bright Gradient

The colorful gradients are always eye-catching design. Headquartered in Zurich, the agent Y7K shows a perfect example of how they use a full-screen, full-grained home page that explains how to make this two-color effect look more fresh and modern.

Intelligent chatbot and conversation interface occupied the topic list of 2016. Clearleft's co-founder and CEO, Andy Budd, believes that the rise of chat robots, voice UIs, and smart assistants will continue, but it will not last.

5. Virtual Reality

VR has become the mainstream in 2016. The VR technology could be able to experience in the browser now. Thinkbot chief design officer, Kyle Fiedler, said he wanted to see how the popularity of virtual reality grow and how the designer to fit it with the web design.

Design researcher Pamela Pavliscak thought that in 2017, we will see the web design turn to emotional intelligence design.

8. Better Collaboration with Design and Development

In addition to the cooperation on design sprint, designers and developers will use the software to improve collaboration.

"The designer's toolbox will continue to mature." Fantasy's Peter Smart predicted. Adobe's ruling era has passed. In 2017, with better prototyping tools such as Mockplus, InVision, Webflow, we will see designers and developers break through the islands, understand each other, and greatly improve the workflow speed.

9.Merging of UX and Service Design

Andy Budd said the user experience design and the service design will eventually be combined in 2017. "Over the years, these related disciplines already have a different market and practice communities that can be understood. However, as more and more services are digitally delivered, and as more and more digital products use services as connective tissue.These two areas will begin to merge. "

10. Credibility is the King

The content on the page is updated at millions of units per minute, and what sites are credible? What content is credible?

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